| Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 10:40pm | Read More |
Write to City Council to Help Safe Ground
By Glen Tilton, Homeless Task Force
On Feb. 26, First Church will host Safe Ground for our second overnight.Ten volunteers from our church will provide hospitality. During the last few weeks, articles in The Sacramento Bee have fueled a community debate about where homeless people can legally camp.
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| Sunday, February 13, 2011 - 7:32pm | Read More |
Youth Group Member Kaylan Renee Werley
When I was asked to do an article about Sandy Adams, I believed it would be simple.
I was wrong.
There are so many things to be said about such a wonderful person. All I can truly say is “thank you.”
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| Monday, January 24, 2011 - 3:51pm | Read More |
Interim Pastor John Sublett
Dear Friends - The recent tragic violence in Arizona has stirred up a lot of reflection and discussion. The level of violence we see in political rhetoric, in the media, and in the way nations relate to nations calls for a word from the church. We who follow Jesus know there is another way.
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| Monday, December 13, 2010 - 9:47pm | Read More |
Interim Pastor John Sublett
Dear Friends - Just before the birth in Luke’s gospel Zechariah announces a new day:
God’s sunrise will break upon us,
Shining on those in the darkness,
Those sitting in the shadow of death,
Then showing us the way one foot at a time
Down the path of peace. (Luke 1:78-79)
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| Monday, November 22, 2010 - 9:04pm | Read More |
Interim Pastor John Sublett
Dear Friends - How good it is to be among you.
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| Sunday, November 7, 2010 - 11:14pm | Read More |
The Visitor to Change to Monthly
Cindy Haug-West, Editor
As of January 2011, The Visitor will be published on a monthly basis, rather than on its current twice-monthly schedule. Some explanation and history are in order.
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| Monday, October 18, 2010 - 8:18pm | Read More |
Interim Pastor Doug Hayward
Food for Thought
Everybody associated with a congregation knows that fall is generally the time for a stewardship campaign which focuses on underwriting the church budget for the next year. In this regard, I ran across this story about a United Methodist Church which had a long history of financial problems; it hadn’t paid its apportionments for years, had trouble meeting its payroll, and was always late in paying its bills.
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| Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:39pm | Read More |
Leadership Chair Michael McDoniels
I write you today as a concerned member and chair of the newly-formed Leadership Team. There has been expressed a certain amount of anxiety and worry about where we are, where we’re headed, and even who we are as a church and Leadership Team.
The anxiety we’re feeling is mainly due to all the changes we are experiencing – all at once –from the pastor leaving to the loss of some members of our staff.
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| Monday, September 20, 2010 - 7:31pm | Read More |
Pastor Kathi McShane
It’s a strange thing, to be leaving after feeling this community to be at the very center of my life for the past four years. And I am learning that it really is possible to hold together a whole bunch of emotions that seem contradictory: sadness and joy, confidence and uncertainty, gratitude and grief.
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| Sunday, July 25, 2010 - 9:59am | Read More |
Interim Pastor Carl Thomas:
The vast array of eager and talented leadership staff and helpers that comprise SAM (Staging a Miracle) “launched” itself the second week in July and everything is humming along nicely.
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